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Paper illustration of Porter’s five competitive forces
Business Strategy
Porter Five Forces
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Purposedifferent
Porter Five Forces analyzes the forces that shape competitive pressure and profitability in a market. The view of market structure goes beyond individual competitors and reveals systemic pressure points.For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy.
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1-3 h45-120 minHalf day
Participantsdifferent
2-82-63-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic OptionsChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListLeverage Map, Action Strategy
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StrategyCompetitionMarket
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
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Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
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